GRE Word List

MALADROIT

lacking adroitness : inept

The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.

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WordMeaning
aridexcessively dry
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
schemea plan or program of action
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
inadvertentlyunintentional
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object